Overseas Family School

Overseas Family School
Location
Pasir Ris Heights 81, 519292 Pasir Ris Singapore
Information
Type	Coeducational day college-preparatory school
Established	1991
Grades	K–12
Enrollment	4000+
Campus size	11 acres (4.5 ha)
Color(s)	Red, yellow and blue
Website	ofs.edu.sg

Overseas Family School (OFS) is a privately owned Pre K-12 International school, providing education in the English language medium for overseas families living in Singapore. It started in 1991 with roughly 50 students. Today Overseas Family School has approximately 4000 students from 75 nationalities.

OFS is one of the several international schools in Singapore, that is authorised by International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) to offer a full International Baccalaureate education from age three to senior high school (Pre K-12). However, it offers the IPC rather than PYP curriculum for Grades 1-5.

OFS offers a Study Preparation Programme (SPP) for students for whom English is a second or other language (ESOL). It helps students to learn to read, write, listen to and speak English while also doing their usual school subjects. SPP has three levels and promotions are considered every quarter. About 400 students are in SPP classes.

OFS faculty is a team of international teachers. Students study languages chosen from French, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish or English.

OFS is accredited K-12 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, California, United States (WASC), authorised by IGCSE Cambridge as an Examination Centre and registered in Singapore by CPE, Council for Private Education.

From age six in Grades the curriculum is the IPC, with language learning, including Mandarin, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and English (for non-English speaking students). Uniforms include red, yellow,white, and blue polo shirts, with gray short for boys, and gray skirts for girls. Cubbies are used for Grade 1-Grade 3, while lockers are used from Grade 4 and onwards.

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